The All Students Count Act of 2026 requires states to break down school performance data by more specific Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnic groups when reporting to the federal government. Currently, schools report data only for broad racial categories, which obscures educational challenges facing specific communities like Vietnamese, Cambodian, Hmong, Samoan, and Chamorro students who may have distinct needs and experiences. The bill specifically mandates disaggregation into 15 Asian American subgroups and 6 Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander subgroups, with the flexibility to add more as feasible, aligning education reporting with categories already used by the U.S. Census Bureau. The changes take effect 18 months after the bill becomes law, giving states time to implement new data collection and reporting systems. No specific funding is allocated in the bill itself, though compliance will require states and school districts to modify their data tracking infrastructure.
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